Hermitage and Gardens (ward)

Hermitage and Gardens
Electoral ward for the Haringey London Borough Council
Hermitage and Gardens ward boundaries
Borough	Haringey
County	Greater London
Population	8,437 (2021) [a]
Electorate	6,530 (2022)
Area	0.8342 square kilometres (0.3221 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	2
Councillors	Vacancy   Anna Lawton
Created from	St Ann's, Seven Sisters
GSS code	E05013591

Hermitage and Gardens is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Haringey. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Haringey London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–2023	Julie Davies		Labour
2022–2026	Mike Hakata		Labour
2023–present	Anna Lawton		Labour

Haringey council elections

2026 election

Mike Hakata resigned in January 2026, with the by-election deferred until May 2026. ^{[1] [b]}

2023 by-election

The by-election was held on 29 June 2023, following the death of Julie Davies.

2023 Hermitage and Gardens by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anna Lawton	822	59.6
	Green	Alfred Jahn	224	16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Dennison	217	15.7
	Conservative	Chris Brosnan	100	7.3
	CPA	Amelia Allao	16	1.2
Turnout			1,391	22.92
	Labour hold		Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[3]

2022 Haringey London Borough Council election: Hermitage and Gardens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Davies	1,318	67.2
	Labour	Mike Hakata	1,187	60.6
	Green	Anne Clark	493	25.2
	Green	Alfred Jahn	252	12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Alexander	145	7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Hamilton	145	7.4
	Conservative	Claudia Matthews	129	6.6
	Conservative	Catherine El-Gamry	127	6.5
Turnout			1,960	30.02
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Casual vacancies occurring within six months of scheduled elections are not filled. ^[2]

References

1. Bennett, Robyn (13 January 2026). "New Haringey cabinet member as councillor steps down". Ham & High. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
2. "Six month rule". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
3. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2024.